I had my first taste of mosaics when my children were very young, and I attended night classes with a group of girlfriends. It was a wonderful way to relax and enjoy the company of friends, but it also sparked a sense of creativity and fun. I have always dabbled in creative avenues over the years enjoying classes in watercolour, sewing, clay, sandstone, and cooking. I returned to mosaics in 2017 and became absorbed in creating my own pieces working with glass and tiles and fell in love with Smalti – a traditional handmade mosaic glass. This sparked a desire to travel to Italy in 2018 to study in Ravena with Luciana Notturni where I worked with Smalti and marble and fell in love with the Byzantine mosaics which Ravenna is renowned for.